1948 Chinese presidential election

Republic of China presidential elections, 1948

April 20, 1948

Nominee Chiang Kai-shek Ju Zheng Party Kuomintang Kuomintang Electoral vote 2430 269 Percentage 90.03% 9.97%

President before election None Elected President Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang

Election in the National Assembly.

The election for the 1st-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China was held in the Republic of China on April 20, 1948 at the National Assembly House in Nanjing.

After the North Expedition, the Kuomintang acquired control of a unified China nominally. The party began to draft a constitution to transit the government from tutelage period to constitutional period, according the political philosophy of Sun Yat-sen.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, China established a close partnership with the United States and was given military and financial supports. George Marshall was appointed ambassador to Chongqing, the wartime capital, as to broker a negotiation between the Kuomintang and Communists after the war. Two parties agreed to rebuild the country with democratization and and military nationalization.

Simultaneously, the Government of the Republic of China continued to draft the Constitution, however it was boycotted by the Communists and the full-scale Civil War was resumed.

The indirect elections were held during the Civil War, elected by the members of the National Assembly. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek won a landslide victory against the same party candidate Ju Zheng in the presidential election, while Sun Fo he was standing by was defeated by General Li Zongren in the vice-presidential elections.

Chiang and Li inaugurated in the Presidential Building on May 20.

Vote summary

Presidential election

Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek	2,430	90.03%
	Kuomintang	Ju Zheng	269	9.97%
Total			2,699	100.00%

Vice-presidential elections

• Li Zongren
  Li Zongren
• 
  Sun Fo
• 
  Cheng Qian
• 
  Yu Youren
• 
  Mo Teh-hui

Election result of the 4th round Vice-president election.

Inaugural address by President Chiang Kai-shek.

Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round		3rd round		4th round
			Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Kuomintang	Li Zongren	754	27.30%	1,163	42.69%	1,156	42.64%	1,438	52.62%
	Kuomintang	Sun Fo	559	20.24%	945	34.69%	1,040	38.36%	1,295	47.38%
	Kuomintang	Cheng Qian	522	18.90%	616	22.61%	515	19.00%
	Kuomintang	Yu Youren	493	17.85%
	Nonpartisan	Mo Teh-hui	218	7.89%
	China Democratic Socialist Party	Xu Fulin	216	7.82%
Total			2,762	100.00%	2,724	100%	2,711	100%	2,733	100%

See also

• President of the Republic of China
• Vice President of the Republic of China
• History of Republic of China
• Constitution of the Republic of China
• Chinese Civil War
• National Assembly of the Republic of China